Do functional traits offset the effects of fragmentation? The case of large‐bodied diurnal lemur species
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23104
Abstract: Primates worldwide are faced with increasing threats making them more vulnerable to extinction. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, are among the main concerns, and in Madagascar, these issues have become widespread. As… read more here.
Keywords: lemur species; effects fragmentation; large bodied; area ... See more keywords
Phylogenomic analyses recover a clade of large-bodied decapodiform cephalopods.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107038
Abstract: Phylogenetic relationships among the squids and cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda:Decapodiformes) have resisted clarification for decades, despite multiple analyses of morphological, molecular and combined data sets. More recently, analyses of complete mitochondrial genomes and hundreds of nuclear loci… read more here.
Keywords: decapodiform cephalopods; bodied decapodiform; recover clade; decapodiform ... See more keywords
The earliest Pleistocene record of a large-bodied hominin from the Levant supports two out-of-Africa dispersal events
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05712-y
Abstract: The paucity of early Pleistocene hominin fossils in Eurasia hinders an in-depth discussion on their paleobiology and paleoecology. Here we report on the earliest large-bodied hominin remains from the Levantine corridor: a juvenile vertebra (UB… read more here.
Keywords: early pleistocene; large bodied; africa dispersal; pleistocene ... See more keywords
Challenges to fisheries advice and management due to stock recovery
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DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsy084
Abstract: During the 20th century, many large-bodied fish stocks suffered from unsustainable fishing pressure. Now, signs of recovery are appearing among previously overfished large-bodied fish stocks. This new situation raises the question of whether current fisheries… read more here.
Keywords: large bodied; challenges fisheries; management; fish stocks ... See more keywords
A new large-bodied Pliocene seal with unusual cutting teeth
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201591
Abstract: Today, monachine seals display the largest body sizes in pinnipeds. However, the evolution of larger body sizes has been difficult to assess due to the murky taxonomic status of fossil seals, including fossils referred to… read more here.
Keywords: seal unusual; large bodied; new large; pliocene seal ... See more keywords
A new large-bodied, rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) allied to Cnemaspis heteropholis Bauer, 2002 from the Central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.1.2
Abstract: We describe a new large-bodied, rupicolous Cnemaspis from near Sakleshpur in the Central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Cnemaspis magnifica sp. nov. is allied to C. heteropholis and can be diagnosed from all other Indian… read more here.
Keywords: heteropholis; rupicolous cnemaspis; cnemaspis; large bodied ... See more keywords
Geology and paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of eastern Morocco
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.928.47517
Abstract: Abstract The geological and paleoenvironmental setting and the vertebrate taxonomy of the fossiliferous, Cenomanian-age deltaic sediments in eastern Morocco, generally referred to as the “Kem Kem beds”, are reviewed. These strata are recognized here as… read more here.
Keywords: kem group; large bodied; geology; eastern morocco ... See more keywords
Galapagos land iguanas as ecosystem engineers
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12711
Abstract: Background Declines of large-bodied herbivorous reptiles are well documented, but the consequences for ecosystem function are not. Understanding how large-bodied herbivorous reptiles engineer ecosystems is relevant given the current interest in restoration of tropical islands… read more here.
Keywords: large bodied; galapagos land; iguanas ecosystem; plant ... See more keywords